Gippsland families will be more involved in the building and upgrading of local schools and early childhood centres than ever before, with the launch of the Victorian School Building Authority.

The Andrews Labor Government today launched the Authority to deliver school building projects faster and with more community involvement.

Harriet Shing, Member for Eastern Victoria Region said the school building boom will create 4,000 construction jobs and ensure all Victorian families have access to a great school, including Gippsland.

The new Authority website provides details for hundreds of school building projects across Victoria, including new schools and upgrades to existing schools, with everything from architectural designs to project schedules available publicly for the first time.

The Labor Government has invested a record $1.8 billion to build new schools and upgrade classrooms across the state over the past two Budgets.

For more information visit the Victorian School Building Authority website schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au, call 1800 896 950 or follow the school building boom on twitter.com/vicschoolbuild.

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing:

“We are creating thousands of jobs and ensuring all Victorian families have access to a great local school, including Gippsland.”

“We have delivered a record $1.8 billion to build new schools and upgrade existing schools around the state and the Victorian School Building Authority will get it done faster and with more community involvement than ever before.”

“Hundreds of projects are now underway across the state and to find out what’s happening near you all you need to do is go online to schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au.”